Meaningful activities during COVID-19 lockdown and association with mental health in Belgian adults

被引：50

作者：

Ellen, Cruyt ^{[1
]}

Patricia, De Vriendt ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Miet, De Letter ^{[1
]}

Peter, Vlerick ^{[4
]}

Patrick, Calders ^{[1
]}

Robby, De Pauw ^{[1
]}

Kristine, Oostra ^{[1
]}

Maria, Rodriguez-Bailon ^{[5
]}

Arnaud, Szmalec ^{[6
,7
]}

Antonio, Merchan-Baeza Jose ^{[8
]}

Judit, Fernandez-Solano Ana ^{[9
]}

Laura, Vidana-Moya ^{[10
]}

de Velde Dominique, Van ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Ghent, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, Dept Rehabil Sci Occupat Therapy Physiotherapy &, Corneel Heymanslaan 10,B3,Entrance 46, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

[2] Artevelde Univ Coll, Dept Occupat Therapy, Ghent, Belgium

[3] Vrije Univ Brussel, Mental Hlth Res Grp, Frailty Ageing Res Grp, Brussels, Belgium

[4] Univ Ghent, Fac Psychol & Educ Sci, Dept Work Org & Soc, Ghent, Belgium

[5] Univ Malaga, Dept Physiotherapy Occupat Therapy, Malaga, Spain

[6] Catholic Univ Louvain, Psychol Sci Res Inst, Louvain La Neuve, Belgium

[7] Univ Ghent, Dept Expt Psychol, Ghent, Belgium

[8] Univ Vic Cent Univ Catalonia UVIC UCC, Fac Hlth Sci & Welf, Res Grp Methodol Methods Models & Outcomes Hlth &, Vic 08500, Spain

[9] Catholic Univ Murcia, Dept Occupat Therapy, Sch Hlth Sci, Murcia, Spain

[10] Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Res Grp GrEUIT, Escola Univ Infermeria & Terapia Ocupac Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain

来源：

BMC PUBLIC HEALTH | 2021年 / 21卷 / 01期

关键词：

Corona; General health; Meaningful activities; Occupations; Resilience; Well-being; OCCUPATIONAL ENGAGEMENT; PEOPLE;

D O I：

10.1186/s12889-021-10673-4

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

BackgroundThe spread of COVID-19 has affected people's daily lives, and the lockdown may have led to a disruption of daily activities and a decrease of people's mental health.AimTo identify correlates of adults' mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown in Belgium and to assess the role of meaningful activities in particular.MethodsA cross-sectional web survey for assessing mental health (General Health Questionnaire), resilience (Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale), meaning in activities (Engagement in Meaningful Activities Survey), and demographics was conducted during the first Belgian lockdown between April 24 and May 4, 2020. The lockdown consisted of closing schools, non-essential shops, and recreational settings, employees worked from home or were technically unemployed, and it was forbidden to undertake social activities. Every adult who had access to the internet and lived in Belgium could participate in the survey; respondents were recruited online through social media and e-mails. Hierarchical linear regression was used to identify key correlates.ResultsParticipants (N=1781) reported low mental health (M=14.85/36). In total, 42.4% of the variance in mental health could be explained by variables such as gender, having children, living space, marital status, health condition, and resilience (beta=-.33). Loss of meaningful activities was strongly related to mental health (beta=-.36) and explained 9% incremental variance (R-2 change=.092, p<.001) above control variables.ConclusionsThe extent of performing meaningful activities during the COVID-19 lockdown in Belgium was positively related to adults' mental health. Insights from this study can be taken into account during future lockdown measures in case of pandemics.

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